CALGARY – Three men and a teenager accused of killing a wild horse in central Alberta are suing the RCMP for what they claim was a negligent investigation.
Criminal charges against Earl Anderson, Gary Cape, Jason Nixon and his son Marcus were dropped just before trial last year when new evidence proved their innocence.
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The group, who worked and lived at a camping and rehabilitation retreat near Sundre, were driving home in April 2009 when they found a dead, pregnant mare and moved it out of the way of oncoming traffic.
Their lawsuit claims two witnesses lied to police about seeing the group shoot the horse.
The suit says the pair were drug addicts who made up the story to get a $25,000 reward for information leading to arrests in a series of unsolved horse shootings in the area.
The lawsuit, which contains allegations that have not been proven in court, also says Mounties had no evidence the horse had been shot.
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